LilyGo T-Echo Lite

LilyGo (Shenzhen Xinyuan Electronic Technology)

868 MHz 915 MHz SX1262 nRF52840 22 dBm
DIY Modules Budget Ultra Low Power

A more compact and affordable version of the T-Echo without a case. nRF52840 + SX1262, E-Ink display, but with a reduced feature set (no built-in GPS). Community firmware: Companion BLE/USB, Repeater, Room Server. Softdevice v6.

Hardware Specifications

MCU

nRF52840

RAM

256 KB

Flash

1 MB

Display

E-Ink (1.54" E-Ink)

Button Count

1

Has LEDs

false

Weight

8 g

Dimensions

50 x 30 x 8

LoRa Specifications

LoRa Chip

SX1262

Frequency Band

868 MHz, 915 MHz

Max. TX Power

22 dBm

Antenna Type

Onboard PCB-Antenne

Typical Range

10 km

Connectivity

WiFi

false

Bluetooth

true

GPS

false

Power

USB Type

USB-C

Battery Connector

JST Li-ion

Solar Support

false

Power Consumption (Idle)

6 mA

Power Consumption (TX)

85 mA

Firmware Support

Room Server v1.16.0 28.09.2025 Release

Release notes: https://blog.meshcore.io/2026/06/06/release-1-16-0

Repeater v1.16.0 28.09.2025 Release

Release notes: https://blog.meshcore.io/2026/06/06/release-1-16-0

BLE Companion v1.16.0 28.09.2025 Release

Release notes: https://blog.meshcore.io/2026/06/06/release-1-16-0

Repeater v1.15.0-evo_0.1.21 14.01.2026 Release

⚠️ Check that radio.rxgain(on) and flood.advert.base (0.308) are set correctly after flashing! ⚠️

This build is based on official MeshCore 1.15.0 dev branch (as of 25-May-2026 and additionally includes the following unmerged upstream PRs/changes:

Additional changes:
  • Flood adverts are disabled (flood.advert.interval set to 0) by default
  • :new: modified PR1810 to not block flood adverts but only PAYLOADTYPEGRPTXT and PAYLOADTYPEGRPDATA so that some limited flood advert distribution can be managed via PR2553 to support e.g. observer maps.
Changelog:
  • Based on dev v1.15.0 as of 25-May-2026
Full Changelog: https://github.com/mattzzw/MeshCore-Evo/compare/v1.15.0-evo0.1.20...v1.15.0-evo0.1.21
Repeater PowerSaving11 02.01.2026 Release

This is for all NRF52-based repeaters and ESP32-based repeaters: 6mA power consumption for ALL NRF52-based repeaters and 10mA power consumption for ALL ESP32-based repeaters

  • [Production] For ESP32-based repeaters, the firmware is very stable and in production. We will improve the timedrift for ESP32-based repeaters in the next version.

  • [Beta] For NRF52-based repeaters, the firmware is newly released. Please test it a while with easy to access repeaters.

  • We will push this PowerSaving version to MeshCore github within 7 days. Usually, we will listen for your feedback before we push to MeshCore github.

NRF52-based repeater at 6mA and ESP32-based repeater at 10mA
<img height="384" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/8c5ea995-3af2-4b22-b5c7-9af68a4127a3" /> <img height="384" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/194442e6-3228-4df4-a060-07de34bd651d" />

IMPORTANT:

  • On CLI, you need to type "powersaving on" ONCE to achieve 10mA power consumption. The setting will persist even after reboot.

  • Powersaving (if enabled) will start 2 minutes since boot.

  • If you enable OTA via start ota in CLI, then powersaving will have no effect.

New features:
  • Improved PowerSaving for ALL NRF52-based repeaters from 8.5mA down to 6mA. Initially, NRF52 consumes 12mA down to 8.5mA (PowerSaving 9+) and now 6mA (PowerSaving 11).

Instruction:

Videos:
This is a RAK4631 repeater with PowerSaving in action: Sleep at 6mA, wakeup when a LoRa packet comes, process it, wake up for 5s and go to sleep again.

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/fbb698ce-f551-4900-bf2b-1c9945d6f3a4

Ping us if you want us to compile for your boards HERE
You may want to buy us a coffee &#x2615; for good work.
Enjoy.

Repeater v1.0.1 17.05.2026 Release

Full Changelog: https://github.com/MichTronics/MeshCoreNG/compare/bridge-tcp-v1.0.5...repeater-v1.0.1

BLE Companion v1.0.1 17.05.2026 Release

Full Changelog: https://github.com/MichTronics/MeshCoreNG/compare/bridge-tcp-v1.0.5...companion-v1.0.1

Room Server v1.0.1 17.05.2026 Release

Full Changelog: https://github.com/MichTronics/MeshCoreNG/compare/bridge-tcp-v1.0.5...room-server-v1.0.1

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